Hydrocarbon-igniter.



W. R. JEAVONS.

HYDROCARBON IGNITER.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.23, 1912. 1,071,749.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913 COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII CO., WASHINGTON, n. C

WILLIAM R. JEAVONS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HYDROC'ARBON-IGNITER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1912.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Serial No. 679,525.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM R. JmvoNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hydrocarbon- Igniters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices for starting fires and particularly to devices of this nature wherein a quantity of l'nn'ning fluid, as gasolene, alcohol, or other easily volatilized liquid is applied in burning condition to the object to be ignited.

A field to which my device is particularly well adapted is the lighting of heaters known as orchard heaters which consist generally of metal receptacles having crude oil therein, the igniting temperature of which is relatively high. By the use of my invention, it is possible to proceed from heater to heater of this kind and to start the vaporization of the heavy oil in such heaters by pouring on top of the crude heavy oil a quantity of burning liquid having a comparatively low temperature of vaporization and ignition.

It is the general object of this invention to provide a device of this kind which is safe and reliable in operation which may be used repeatedly without being extinguished and at the same time without danger of lighting back and exploding the receptacle in which the volatile liquid is contained. I accomplish these objects by the construction illustrated in the drawings forming part hereof, wherein- Figure 1 represents aperspective view of a device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 a sectional detail of the front end of the same; Fig. 3 a detail in plan of the front or igniting end of the device; and Fig. 4 a sectional detail of one of the igniting tubes.

Describing by reference characters the various parts illustrated herein, 1 denotes a receptacle for the lighting or igniting liquid, said receptacle being shown as of cylindrical shape and having a handle 2, a filling spout 3, and a base 1 secured to the bottom thereof and adapted to support the receptacle. This base may consist of a plate of sheet metal soldered to the bottom of the reeepta'cle and of sufficient extent to form a stable support therefor.

5 denotes a wick tube projecting i'lpwardly from the bottom of the receptacle and having suitable \vicking (3 therein. The wick tube merges at its upper end with the central portion of a hood or casing 7, the outer end of which is partly closed by means of a plate 8, said plate partly covering the front or open end of the hood and having a diamondshaped opening 9 therein, two opposed angles of the opening being arranged in a substantially vertical line and the other two preferably in a line at right angles to the former line.

10 denotes a tube communicating with the reservoir 1 near the bottom thereof and extending upwardly above the wick tube 5, being branched above said wick tube with the branches 11 projecting through the rear wall of the hood 7 and below the upper corner of the angular opening 9 in the cover plate 8. Each branch 11 is provided with a plug 12 havingsmallapertures 13 theretln'ough, which apertures serve to prevent lighting back or propagation of flame into the tube 10 and the reservoir.

For the purpose of venting the reservoir, to permit the flow of liquid through the tube 10, a vent tube 14L is provided which co1nmiiinicatcs with the upper portion of the reservoir at one end and at its other end with one of the branches 11, back of the plug 12 therein, whereby said plug serves to prevent lighting back not only into the tube 10 but into the tube 14-.

Beneath the upper end of the wick tube 5 the hood is provided with a plurality of drain openings 15, which allo Y any fuel in a liquid condition to escape from the trough formed between the plate and the hood.

In operation, the end of the wick (S is ignited, the vapor of the light hydro-carbon supplied through said wick prodiming a flame which is protected from being extinguished by the peculiar construction of the burner formed by the hood 7 and the plate 8. \Vhen it is desired to ignite an object, as for instance the orchard heater such as shown in my co-pending application No. 602,043, filed January 11, 1911, the reservoir 1 will be tilted, which will allow the light hydrocarbon to pass through the tube 10 and the apertures in the plugs 12 adjacent to and across the flame at the end of the wick tube 6. The hydro-carbrm is discharged in drops or fine streams through the apertures in the plugs and, passing face of the heavy hydro-carbons. By merely tilting upwardly the front of the reservoir 1, the reservoir will be vented through the tube let, and a new supply of hydrocarbon will flow freely through the tube 10 when the reservoir is depressed.

It has been found that the peculiar shape of the burner formed by the hood and cover plate is particularly well adapted for the purpose of securing a flame at or in the vicinity of the wick tube under practically all conditions of weather. Should the flame at the end of the wick happen to be extinguished, the vapors collected within the burner and between the cover plate 8 and V the hood will burn and will re-light the wick. Furthermore, while other forms of burner openings may possess utility, it has been found that the diamond shaped or angular opening 9 such as shown herein is particularly efficient in maintaining a flame at the burner under practically all weather conditions. By having a pair of opposed corners or angles arranged in a substantially vertical line, the branches 11 may be inserted through the burner hood in operative relation to the wick and wick tube and at the same time be free from obstruction by the cover plate 8.

Having thus I claim is: j

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube communicating with the reservoir and projecting upwardly therefrom, a wick in said tube, a hood into which the upper end of said tube projects, and a tube communicating with the lower part of the reservoir and described my invention, what also projecting into said hood at a point adjacent to the wick tube.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube communicating with the reservoir, a hood into which the upper end of the wick tube projects, a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and projecting into the hood at a point adjacent to the wick tube, and a plate partially inclosing the front of the hood and having an opening for the escape of flame.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube communicating with the reservoir, a burner hood or casing into which the upper end of the wick tube projects, and a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and projecting into the burner hood or casing at a point adjacent to the wick tube, the burner hood or casing having an opening in the front thereof for the escaperof flame.

4. In a device ofthe character described,

the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube projecting upwardly from the reservoir, a burner hood or easing into which said tube projects, a tube communicating with the, lower portion of the reservoir and having branches extending into the burner hood or casing adjacent to the end of the wick tube, said burner hood or casing having a substantially diamond-shaped opening, one of the corners or angles of the opening being 7 locatedbelow the branches and the, end of the wick tube,

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube projecting upwardly from the reservoir, a hood into which the upper endof the wick tube projects, a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and having a pair of branches projecting into the hood adjacent to the end of the wick tube, a plate attached to the front of said hood and havend of the wick tube, said casing having an angular opening inthe front thereof, one ofthe angles of said opening being located be-' low the wick tube and an opposed angle being located above the second tube.

-7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube projecting upwardly and at an angle from the reservoir, a burner hood into which said tube projects, a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir, and hav ing branches projecting into the hood above the end of the wick tube,,said burner hood having a substantially diamond-shaped opening, one of the corners or anglesjof the opening beinglocated above saidbranches and the opposed corner or angle being located below'the end of the wick tube. 7

8; In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube projecting upwardly from the reservoir, a.

burner hood into which said tube projects, a

opening, one of the corners or angles of the opening being located above the second tube, and the opposed corner or angle being located below the end of the wick tube.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a tube projecting upwardly from the reservoir, a hood into which the upper end of the tube projects, a wick in said tube, and a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and having a pair of branches projecting through the hood adjacent to the end of the wick tube, each branch having a perfo'ated plug therein, said hood having an opening in the front end thereof and having a vapor-receiving space beneath the end of the wick tube.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a tube projecting upwardly from the reservoir, a hood into which the upper end of the tube pro jects, a wick in said tube, and a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and projecting through the hood adjacent to the end of the wick tube, said hood having an opening in the front end thereof and having a vapor-receiving space beneath the end of the wick tube.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube projecting upwardly from the lower end of the reservoir, a wick therein, a burner hood into which the upper end of the wick tube projects, a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and projecting into the hood adjacent to the end of the wick tube, a perforated plug in the end of the latter tube, and a vent tube communicating with the upper portion of the reservoir and with the second tube at a point between the plug and the reservoir.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination of a reservoir, a wick tube projecting upwardly from the lower end of the reservoir, a wick therein, a hood into which the upper end of the wick tube projects, a tube communicating with the lower portion of the reservoir and having branches projecting into the hood adjacent to the end of the wick tube, a perforated plug in the end of each of said branches, and a vent tube communicating with the upper portion of the reservoir and with one of the branches at a point between the plug and the reservoir.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM It. JEAVONS.

Witnesses J. B. I'IULL, BRENNAN B. WVns'r.

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